Word: impactful
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Keane said Harvard had "a significant impact"on his political development
...shares," says James Preissler, who follows the Internet for Paine Webber. And because there are still relatively few shares of Internet stocks available to the public, such purchases can pack a hefty punch. That guarantees that any rise in the demand for a stock will have a sharp impact on its price. For example, much of the volatility of Amazon.com comes from the fact that less than half of the company's 49 million shares are actively traded. Founder Jeff Bezos controls 41%, and an additional 12% is in the hands of the venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield...
This alone would be enough to recommend The Mask of Zorro--and separate it from its competitors. Imagine a summer action spectacle that saves its only explosion until the end, where it has a genuine impact. Imagine one that leaves room for grace notes of humor and gallantry and does not bury them in showers of bad language and falling debris. Imagine one where you can actually hear yourself think. And better yet, hear the actors think...
...format in which to load their ill-gotten wares: the video-compact disc, also known as VCD. Popular with Asian counterfeiters for a year or so, the VCD, which resembles the digital videodisc but offers lower-quality images, has begun hitting the U.S., with boots of "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon" now available on the black market in Los Angeles. The discs, which can be played on a DVD machine, are going for as much as $200 each...
...think that a fundamental change is occurring in society...the Internet is everywhere, virtual laboratories, virtual classrooms. How in fact information technology is going to impact daily life is the next frontier," Narayanamurti said...